seekeroftruth
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Joshua 24:1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
2 Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac, 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.
5 “‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out. 6 When I brought your people out of Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen[a] as far as the Red Sea.(b) 7 But they cried to the Lord for help, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them. You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
8 “‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land. 9 When Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor to put a curse on you. 10 But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girga####es, Hivites and Jebusites, but I gave them into your hands. 12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow. 13 So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
2 Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac, 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.
5 “‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out. 6 When I brought your people out of Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen[a] as far as the Red Sea.(b) 7 But they cried to the Lord for help, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them. You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
8 “‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land. 9 When Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor to put a curse on you. 10 But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girga####es, Hivites and Jebusites, but I gave them into your hands. 12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow. 13 So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
a. Joshua 24:6 Or charioteers
b. Joshua 24:6 Or the Sea of Reeds
It's a lot of reading this morning. It's a historical review, again.
This is from the easy English site.
Joshua spoke to all the people at Shechem. Shechem was an important place. When Abraham arrived in Canaan, he came to Shechem (Genesis 12:7). There God said to him, ‘I will give this land to your people.’ Now the people owned the land.
Now Joshua reminded the people. He told them about Abraham and other people. He told them what God had done. This is what God said.
Now Joshua reminded the people. He told them about Abraham and other people. He told them what God had done. This is what God said.
· I took Abraham.
· I gave many sons and daughters to him.
· I gave Isaac to him.
· I gave two sons to Isaac.
· I gave the hill country to Esau.
· I sent Moses and Aaron.
· I brought your fathers out of Egypt.
· I brought you to the land of the Amorites.
· I helped you to win the fight.
· I killed them in front of you.
· I would not listen to Balaam (see Numbers chapters 23 and 24).
· I saved you from the king of Moab.
· I helped you to win all those fights.
· I made them very afraid of you.
· I gave you a land that you had not worked for.
· I gave you houses that you did not build.
· I gave many sons and daughters to him.
· I gave Isaac to him.
· I gave two sons to Isaac.
· I gave the hill country to Esau.
· I sent Moses and Aaron.
· I brought your fathers out of Egypt.
· I brought you to the land of the Amorites.
· I helped you to win the fight.
· I killed them in front of you.
· I would not listen to Balaam (see Numbers chapters 23 and 24).
· I saved you from the king of Moab.
· I helped you to win all those fights.
· I made them very afraid of you.
· I gave you a land that you had not worked for.
· I gave you houses that you did not build.
Yep Shechem was a pretty important place. It's also the place where Jacob's boys avenged their sister's purity. It's also located in a valley between two mountains. The Israelites shouted their blessings across this valley from the mountaintops.
